Bunk



C. J. BRAUN AND C. G. JANSON.

BUNK.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 19. 1920.

1, 85,900. Patented July 26, 1921.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES J. BRAUN AND CARL G. JANSON, 0F OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA.

BUNK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 26', 1921.

Application filed July 18, 1920. Serial No. 397,434.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, CHARLES J. BRAUN and CARL G. JANSON, citizens of the United States, residing at Oakland, in the county of Alameda and State of California, have in vented certain new and useful Improvements in Bunks, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention is an improved bed particularly useful on ships and in camps. It is an improvement on our bed disclosed in our Patent Number 1,349,962. Our improved bed is simple, cheap and sanitary and will fit into awkward places.

Referring to the annexed drawing, which forms a part of this specification:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of our bed.

Fig. 2 is an end elevation of our bed.

Fig. 3 is a horizontal section of one end of our bed taken on line 33 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a horizontal section taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 2.

In the drawing 1 and 2 indicate single bed posts respectively at the ends of the bed, the lower ends of which rest in plates 3 and 4 in openings 5 therein, said plates being secured to the floor by bolts 6, while the up per ends of the posts extend into sockets 7 and S secured to the ceiling directly over plates 3 and 4 respectively by bolts 9. The inner wall of sockets 7 and S diverge upwardly so that the upper ends of the posts 1 and 2 may be introduced therein at an angle and the lower ends thereof swung over the plates 3 and 4 into the apertures 5 therein. The plates 3 and 4: are each formed with notches 10 leading from their openings 5, which notches respectively receive lugs 11 on the lower end of the posts 1 and 2, whereby the posts are prevented from turning. Blocks 12 and 18 are fitted to opposite sides of each post 1 and 2, and trans verse horizontal angle bars 14 and 15 with their vertical flanges 16 resting against said blocks respectively and their horizontal flanges 17 extending from the lower edges of flanges 16 are secured with the blocks to each post by a bolt 18 extending through said vertical flanges, said blocks and the post, which bolt is headed against the outer side of said vertical flanges. The angle irons 14 and 15 are held in alineinent with each other, by U-shaped couplings 19, the arms ofwhich are riveted to the inside of the vertical flanges 16 of the angle bars 14 and 15. The outside members of the conplings 19 of each pair of angle bars 14; and 15 are concaved at 21 to receive the ends of an inverted U-shaped end rail 22 which ends are secured to said coupling members by bolts 23 extending therethrough and headed on the outside of said ends and on the inside of said coupling members. The rails 22 are formed with a concave 24 midway of their ends which fit around the inside of the posts 1 and 2. Bolts 25 extend through the posts 1 and 2 and the concaves 24, which bolts are headed on the outside of said posts and on the inner side of said concaves. The end rails 22 hold the angle bars 1 1 and 15 horizontal and serve either as head or foot rails, the bed being usable either way. In the upper edge near the ends'of the vertical flanges 16 of the angle bars 14 and 15 are notches 26 to receive pins 27 projecting from the ends of the bed spring 30 which rests upon the horizontal flanges 17 of the two angle bars 14. and 15 which are mounted on the posts 1 and 2 respectively. The hori- I side rail 32 supporting the rail in position' above the spring to prevent one from rolling out of the bed. The right end of the sleeves 31 are internally threaded to be engaged by the left threaded end of the side rail 32 whereby said rail is held in the sleeves 31 against longitudinal movement. Upon unscrewing the end of the rail and sleeve the rail may be moved to the right out of the sleeve at its left end and then turned outwardly and moved to the left to disengage its right end from the other sleeve.

The posts 1 and 2, outside angle irons 15 and 14, and end rails 22 may be employed for setting up additional beds endwise to the bed as shown in Fig. 1, thus using each post and the parts mounted thereon for one end of two beds. This reduces to a minimum the parts necessary for the construction of a plurality of beds.

Having described our invention, we claim:

1. A bed of ,thecharacter as disclosed, including single post at each end of the bed,

a horizontal supporting member on each post, for supporting a mattress, and a U- shaped end rail coupled at its ends to the ends of each supporting member and secured to a post for holding the supporting member horizontally. o

2, A bed of the character as disclosed including a.single post at each end thereof, a horizontal mattress supporting member mounted on each post, for supporting a mattress, a U-shaped end rail coupled at its ends to the endsof each supporting member and formed with a concave fitting the post. 3. A bed including a single post at each end thereof, a horizontal mattress supporting member mounted on each postfor supporting a mattress, a coupling secured to each end of each supporting member and formed with a concave, U-shaped end rails, the ends of each rail secured in the concave of the couplings at the ends of each supporting member, eachend rail being secured to a post to hold a supporting member horizontal.

4. A bed of the character as disclosed including a single post at each end of the bed, a horizontal-supporting member on each post for supporting a mattress, and a U- shaped end rail coupled at its ends to the ends of each supporting member and securedto a post for holding the supporting member horizontally, and a side rail secured at its ends'to said end rails.

5. A bed of the character disclosed including a single post at each end thereof, a horizontal mattress supporting member on each post, a U-shaped end rail coupled at its ends to the ends of a supporting member,

and to a post for supporting said supporting member horizontally, a sleeve on each end rail, and a side rail, the ends of which fit in said sleeves.

6. A bed of the-character disclosed including a single post at-each end thereof, a

horizontal mattress supporting member on each post, a U-shaped end rail coupled at its ends to the; ends of a supporting member, and to a post for supporting said supporting member horizontally, a sleeve on each end rail, and a side rail, the ends of which fit in said sleeves, said sleeves being inter nally threaded at one end and said rail having a thread at one endengaging the thread in one end of one sleeve.

7. A bed of the character disclosed including a post at eachend of the bed, an angle iron mounted on each post, a mattress resting on the horizontal flanges of said angle irons, the vertical flanges of said angle irons being each provided with a notch in its upper edge near one end, a pin proj eeting from each end of said mattress and fitting in said notches, the horizontal flanges being of less length than the vertical flanges of said angle irons to permit turning of said mattress upwardly on said pins as a fulcrum.

8. A bed of the character disclosed including a post at each end, mattress supporting members mounted on opposite sides of each post, couplings for coupling the adjacent ends of each pair of supporting members, an end rail connected at'its endsto the couplings of each pair of supporting members, and intermediate its ends to a post.

9. A bed of the character disclosed in- V cluding a post at each end, mattress support ing members mounted on oppositesides of each post, couplings for coupling the adja cent ends of each pair of supporting members, an end rail connected at its ends to the couplings of each pair of supporting members, and intermediate its ends to a post, each of said supporting members being providedwith notches in its upper edge to receive pins on the mattress es on which pins the mattresses may turn as a fulcrum.

10. A bed of the character disclosed including a post at each end thereof, two blocks fitted to opposite sides of each post, a supporting member resting against each block, a bolt extending through each post, the blocks thereon and the supporting members on said blocks, a U-shaped end rail coupled at its ends to the ends of the supporting members on each post, and intermediate its ends to the post.

11. A bed of the character disclosed including a post at each end thereof, two blocks fitted to opposite sides of each post, a supporting member resting against each block, a bolt extending through 'each'post, the blocks thereon and the supporting members on said blocks, a U-shaped end rail coupled at its ends to the ends of the supporting members on each post, and intermediate its ends tothe post, asleeve on each end rail, threaded in one end, and a side rail fitting in said sleeves and screwing into the threaded end of one sleeve. 7

In testimony whereof we afiix our signatures.

CHARLES J BRAUN. CARL Gr. JANSON. or 

